Khanpur, Ghazipur Explained

Khanpur (village)
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:25.341°N 83.074°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ghazipur
Governing Body:Gram panchayat
Leader Title:Gram pradhan
Area Total Km2:9
Elevation M:80.2
Population Total:10000
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Languages
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, English, Bhojpuri
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:233223
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:915495
Registration Plate:UP-61
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Varanasi
Blank4 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Ghazipur (2009)
Blank5 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank5 Info Sec1:Saidpur
Blank6 Name Sec1:Nearest Railway Station
Blank6 Info Sec1:Aunrihar
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:warm (Köppen)
Website:http://ghazipur.nic.in/

Khanpur is a village in Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It situated 30 km north-east from Varanasi, 45 km west from Ghazipur, 56 km east from Jaunpur, and 80 km south from Azamgarh.

There are six villages in the local self-government (gram panchayat) area of Khanpur, being Khanpur Bairahia, Khanpur Nonara, Khanpur Basti(Chamaruti, Khanpur Emirti, Khanpur Dih, and Khanpur Usarahan. The nearest railway station is at Aunrihar, 7 km away and there is a direct bus connection to Varanasi. There is also a hospital.

There are temples to several gods, including Goria dih, Jamaki Dih, Kali, Durga, Shiva, Hanuman, Krishna, and Ram.